This blog started off by focussing on NZ's smaller 3rd level airlines, past and present. It has evolved to trying to present some record of NZ's domestic airline operations and some of the larger charter operators, interesting NZ international airliner movements and photos I have taken around the country. Comments, corrections or contributions are welcome, Steve - westland831@gmail.com

02 September 2016

It's official...

Fokker Friendship services in New Zealand have finally ended.Fokker Friendship ZK-PAX, operating as POST675 left Auckland for Christchurch at 10.00pm last night arriving at around midnight. The return flight, POST 676, left just after 2.00am this morning arriving back into at just after 4.00am.So ends 56 years of continuous commercial service of Friendships in New Zealand skies

AgairNZ caught the Freindships and an example of what is replacing them at Auckland on 1 September 2016

Is there any word about what will happen to the aircraft? Assuming there's not a lot of resale value left in the airframe itself, it would be nice to see one preserved at somewhere like MOTAT, given the significant contribution the type has made to NZ aviation.